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Uruguay
Uruguay is a country in the southeastern part of South America. Its capital is Montevideo and it is the second smallest country in South America with a total land area of 176,000 square kilometers.
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What primary language is spoken in Uruguay?
The 1 official language of Uruguay is Spanish, spoken by virtually everyone. Uruguay is very monolingual.
In the northern parts of Uruguay they speak Portuñol (also called Brasiliero), which is a mix of Spanish and Portuguese.
Uruguayan Sign Language is the deaf sign language of Uruguay, used since 1910. It is not intelligible with neighboring languages.
Here is a list of 10 minority immigrant languages spoken in Uruguay, but these languages have no political or social recognition, and are only spoken by very small minorities:
- Catalan-Valencian-Balear
- Corsican
- Eastern Yiddish
- Hunsriker
- Italian
- Lithuanian
- Plautdietsch
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Standard German
English is the most widely taught foreign language, but not very many people are fluent in it.
What bodies of water touch Uruguay?
The most important and largest river in Uruguay is the Uruguay River that separates Uruguay from Argentina. Also the "Río Negro" (Black River) that crosses Uruguay from east to west in the middle and the estuary "Río de la Plata" in the south (outside though) of the country. An important lake would be the "Laguna Merín" (Merín Lagoon) in the south west of the country which borders with Brazil also.
What is the capital of Uruguay?
Uruguay's capital is Montevideo, its located on the south of the country. It has around 1 million inhabitants (the most populated city in the country) and it limits with the estuary Río de la Plata.
What are some celebrations in Uruguay?
January 1st - New Year
January 6th - Día de Reyes (Epiphany)
March 1st - if a new political party takes office (once every 5 years)
April 19th - Landing of the 33 Orientals
May 1st - Labor Day
May 18th - Las Piedras Battle
June 19th - Gral. José Artigas Birth & Never Again Day
July 18th - Constitution Day
August 25th - Independence Day
October 12th - Americas Day
November 2nd - Deceased's Day
December 25th - Family Day (Christmas)
Who is the Minister of Interior for Uruguay?
Aurelio Iragorri Valencia is the Minister of Interior for Colombia.
"Oo-roo-gweye"* is the Spanish pronunciation of "Uruguay."
The English pronunciation depends upon the country the English speaker is from. For example, just in American English there are different pronunciations. One common pronunciation nevertheless is "Yuhr-uh-gweye."
*The sound "eye" is similar to that in the noun "eye."
Which country has the southernmost capital in the city in south America?
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Is Uruguay a country in Central America?
Uruguay is a country in South America. South America does not have a capital, it has countries. Each country has it's own capital. The capital city of Uruguay is Montevideo.
What is the average income in Uruguay?
The minimum salary is around $2,000 (as of December 29th, 2009 rates would be around 100 US Dollars).
What type of money did Uruguay use?
Uruguayan Peso, about 1 US Dollar is 20 Uruguayan Pesos. For electronics, cars and houses Uruguay use US Dollars.
What country is Uruguay located?
In the south. It's the smallest department (how Uruguay calls its "provinces") in size but largest in population by far. It borders with San José and Canelones (other departments) and with the estuary "Río de la Plata" (River Plate)
What is the most popular last name in the Uruguay?
1st most common lastname in Uruguay is Rodriguez 2nd : Garcia 3rd : Gonzalez 4th : Fernandez 5th : Martinez 1st most common lastname in Uruguay is Rodriguez 2nd : Garcia 3rd : Gonzalez 4th : Fernandez 5th : Martinez 6th : Happy Flower
What are five important dates of Uruguay?
The five most important dates in Uruguay are the only 5 when only a very few people works. It's what is known in Uruguay as "non-labor" days:
January 1st - New Year
May 1st - Día de los Trabajadores (Labor Day)
July 18th - Jura de la Constitución (Constitution Day)
August 25th - Declaratoria de la Independencia (Independence Day)
December 25th - Día de la Familia (Family Day), informaly called "Navidad" (Christmas) by Uruguayans.
The other important days very most people works although are also National Holidays (in Uruguay are known as "labor" days) are:
January 6th - Día de los Niños (Child's Day), informaly called "Día de Reyes Magos" (Epiphany) by Uruguayans
April 19th - Desembarco de los 33 Orientales (Thirty-Three Orientals Landing)
May 18th - Batalla de Las Piedras (Las Piedras' Battle)
June 19th - Natalicio de Artigas & Día del Nunca Más (Artigas' Birth & Never Again Day)
October 12th - Día de las Américas (Americas' Day)
November 2nd - Día de los Difuntos (Deceased Day)
English : Eastern Republic of Uruguay Spanish : República Oriental del Uruguay
What type of transport does Uruguay have?
Uruguayans mostly use buses to travel from one place to another but also many people have personal cars. There are taxis (cabs) and remises as well. Trains are mostly for goods not people but there a very few routes where trains are still used to transport people from one department ("province") to another.
What is the most common flower in Uruguay?
The Ceibo, also known as the Cockspur coral tree in the US.
